Speed up and scale out your web applications with Memcached Overview Set up the Memcached service on your server or development machine Use Memcached on your Java, Ruby, Python, and PHP applications Full of practical, real-world examples and easy-to-follow explanations In Detail Web application performance is no longer a non-functional requirement, but an implicit condition for an engaging user experience. As a result, responsive and highly scalable applications are becoming a necessity. Memcached is a high-performance distributed memory caching system built to speed up dynamic web applications by offloading pressure from your database. Getting Started with Memcached is a hands-on, comprehensive guide to the Memcached service and its API ...